Dicky Thompson (born June 13, 1957) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.
| Dicky Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 13, 1957 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Georgia |
| Turned professional | 1980 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Nationwide Tour NGA Hooters Tour |
| Professional wins | 11 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Other | 9 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1991 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1988 |
Thompson joined the Nationwide Tour in 1990. He won the Ben Hogan Baton Rouge Open and the Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open en route to an 8th-place finish on the money list which earned him his PGA Tour card for 1991. He did not perform well enough on his rookie year on Tour to retain his card but got his Tour card for 1992 through qualifying school. After another poor year on the PGA Tour, he took a hiatus until earning his PGA Tour card for 1995 through qualifying school. He did not do well enough to retain his card but did record his best finish on the PGA Tour of his career, finishing in a tie for fourth at the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic. He took another hiatus from Tour and rejoined the Nationwide Tour in 1999 where he recorded five top-10 finishes. He played on the Nationwide Tour again in 2000, his last season on Tour.
Thompson played on the NGA Hooters Tour in 1989, 1994 and from 1996 to 1999. He won six tournaments during that time.
Professional wins (11) edit
Ben Hogan Tour wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 11, 1990 | Ben Hogan Baton Rouge Open | −7 (67-67-75=209) | 2 strokes |  Carl Cooper, Dick Mast, Jim McGovern, Greg Whisman
|
| 2 | May 20, 1990 | Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open | −11 (66-73-66=205) | Playoff | Jeff Maggert
|
Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990 | Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open | Jeff Maggert
|
Won with par on second extra hole |
NGA Hooters Tour wins (7) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 1, 1988 | Crown Colony Invitational | −12 (70-67-67=204) | 6 strokes | Marco Dawson, Brian Kamm
|
| 2 | Apr 24, 1994 | Bull Creek Classic | −18 (65-66-71-68=270) | 5 strokes | Scott McCarron, Ricky Smallridge
|
| 3 | Jul 3, 1994 | WIHN Classic | −15 (68-68-67-66=269) | 2 strokes | Greg Parker
|
| 4 | Jul 14, 1996 | NGA Hooters Classic | −15 (68-70-65-70=273) | Playoff | Casey Martin
|
| 5 | May 4, 1997 | NorthPark Mazda-Acura Classic | −16 (63-69-69-71=272) | 5 strokes | David Wall
|
| 6 | Aug 31, 1997 | Hooters Classic | −15 (67-71-66-69=273) | 1 stroke | Dean Larsson, Kelly Sellers
|
| 6 | Mar 15, 1998 | Hewlett Packard-Synnex Classic | −12 (69-69-70-68=276) | 3 strokes | Michael Flynn
|
Other wins (2) edit
- 1998 Georgia Open
- 1999 Georgia Open
Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||
| The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Thompson never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.
See also edit
External links edit
- Dicky Thompson at the PGA Tour official site